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Taylor's Run

Black diamond Hunter Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical1,091 ft
Length3,104 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesW
Top3,014 ft

Taylor's Run drops 1,091 vertical feet over 3,104 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 910 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 54 named runs at Hunter Mountain. It faces west.

How well Taylor's Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 21°, Taylor's Run gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hunter Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th sunniest named run at Hunter Mountain. Its top sits at 3,010 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Taylor's Run profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Taylor's Run elsewhere

Nearby at Hunter Mountain

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.